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Udon Thani Hospital

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World rank, all time
#32,698
of 34,923
Rank in Thailand
#168
of 177
Research works
135
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Udon Thani Hospital

Which fields of science does Udon Thani Hospital work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Udon Thani Hospital is in Health Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (63%), Social Sciences (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 36 fractional works · 70.7% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 63.4% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 13.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 12.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKUdon ThaniHospital51fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences71%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3263.4%
    2. Health Professions35.5%
    3. Dentistry11.1%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology35.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    5. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Social Sciences36.5%
    2. Psychology12.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Environmental Science12.3%
    2. Engineering11.2%
    3. Computer Science00.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.30× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.30×32 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.25×1 works
  3. Dentistry2.24×1 works
  4. Health Professions2.09×3 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.56×0 works
  6. Veterinary1.18×0 works
  7. Nursing1.15×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.11×3 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×1 works
  10. Psychology0.79×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.51×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.46×1 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×0 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  19. Engineering0.08×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Udon Thani Hospital?

Ranked on the quality score, Ekkachai Thiansukhon, Metha Songthamwat and Surapong Narenpitak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Udon Thani Hospital.

  1. 1 Ekkachai Thiansukhon Thailand · #2,614,589 worldwide 589 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Metha Songthamwat Thailand · #2,826,840 worldwide 280 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Surapong Narenpitak Thailand · #3,197,664 worldwide 270 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Saranya Pongudom Thailand · #4,217,037 worldwide 176 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Udon Thani Hospital

What are the most cited papers from Udon Thani Hospital?

The most cited paper from Udon Thani Hospital is "Strong association between HLA-B*5801 and allopurinol-induced Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in a Thai population" (Wichittra Tassaneeyakul, Thawinee Jantararoungtong, Pei‐Jer Chen et al., 2009), with 409 citations. Next come "Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis" (318) and "Association between HLA‐B*1502 and carbamazepine‐induced severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions in a Thai population" (291).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Strong association between HLA-B*5801 and allopurinol-induced Stevens–Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis in a Thai population Wichittra Tassaneeyakul, Thawinee Jantararoungtong, Pei‐Jer Chen et al. · Pharmacogenetics and Genomics Sep 2009 409
2 Adjunctive Dexamethasone in HIV-Associated Cryptococcal Meningitis Justin Beardsley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Feb 2016 318
3 Association between HLA‐B*1502 and carbamazepine‐induced severe cutaneous adverse drug reactions in a Thai population Wichittra Tassaneeyakul, Somsak Tiamkao, Thawinee Jantararoungtong et al. · Epilepsia 20 Mar 2010 291
4 A Dominant Clone of Leptospira interrogans Associated with an Outbreak of Human Leptospirosis in Thailand Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases Open access 30 Oct 2007 206
5 An Open, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Penicillin, Doxycycline, and Cefotaxime for Patients with Severe Leptospirosis Yupin Suputtamongkol, Kannika Niwattayakul, Chuanpit Suttinont et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases 2 Nov 2004 193
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Udon Thani Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Mortality, Treatment, Diagnosis, Complications, Cholangiocarcinoma and Heart Failure.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 36 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 36 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology6▲ 3.2×38 topics
  2. Quality of Life4▲ 5.2×19 topics
  3. Treatment3▲ 4.2×15 topics
  4. Mortality2▲ 8.8×9 topics
  5. Diagnosis2▲ 4.7×14 topics
  6. Inflammation2▲ 2.0×15 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  8. Management2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  9. COVID-192▲ 2.6×8 topics
  10. Cancer2▲ 2.5×13 topics
  11. Complications2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  12. Heart Failure2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  13. Cholangiocarcinoma2▲ 37×2 topics
  14. Chronic Kidney Disease2▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Guidelines2▲ 6.4×9 topics
  16. Prognostic Factors2▲ 6.7×6 topics
  17. Public Health2▲ 2.1×8 topics
  18. Chemotherapy1▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Quality Improvement1▲ 15×7 topics
  20. Depression1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  21. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.60×11 topics
  22. Pandemic1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  23. Chronic Pain1▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Pain Management1▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Surgical Management1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Risk Factors1▲ 1.96×5 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment1▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Biomarkers1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  30. Deep Learning1▼ 0.59×4 topics
  31. Free Flap1▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Microsurgical Reconstruction1▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Perioperative Care1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Prevalence1▲ 5.0×5 topics
  35. Prevention1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  36. Social Support1▲ 3.7×5 topics

Which research topics does Udon Thani Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques, Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Anesthesia and Pain Management.

Reconstructive Surgery a…1Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksCholangiocarcinoma and G…1Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…1Anesthesia and Pain Management: 1 fractional worksGallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders: 1 fractional worksDialysis and Renal Disease Management: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…0Innovations in Medical Education: 0 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Care Studies: 0 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence0Youth, Drugs, and Violence: 0 fractional works
SurgeryEconomics and EconometricsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineNephrology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  2. 2 Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Surgery 1 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Anesthesia and Pain Management Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Nephrology 1 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  10. 10 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available64.6%not open35.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Udon Thani Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Udon Thani Hospital as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Udon Thani Hospital0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Udon Thani Hospital over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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